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🌱 The hogweed is here! 🌱😱 Spring has sprung, and with it emerges Scotland's most notorious invasive plant - giant hogweed! Giant hogweed is an invasive non-native species which harms native biodiversity and has a phototoxic sap that is dangerous to people and pets.

The Scottish Invasive Species Initiative team is ready to tackle this monster plant - but we need your help! Fancy joining us for a day of giant hogweed removal? Our project operates across north east Scotland and help is needed in the following areas...

🌿 North & South Esk Rivers (Angus) 🌿 River Deveron (N. Aberdeenshire) 🌿 Dee & Don catchments (S. Aberdeenshire) 🌿 Findhorn, Nairn & Lossie catchments (Moray & Nairn) 🌿 River Spey (Moray) 🌿 River Tay (Perthshire) Up for the challenge? Sign up here: invasivespecies.scot/volunteer-sign…

A solid spring salmon for Derek 👌 📸 Marj Wiseman #riverdeveron

Do you live in north Aberdeenshire? Would you like to help conserve native wildlife in your local area - and preserve our iconic Scottish rivers? 🌿🌊 Giant hogweed season is upon us and our local teams are hard at work tackling this invasive non-native plant!

Our weekly water scarcity report has been issued today and shows that all of Scotland is now at some level of water scarcity. Our reports are aimed at organisations and businesses with licences to abstract water from the environment. However, as the dry weather continues,

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Thank you to everyone who joined us this #VolunteersWeek to help with giant hogweed control! The weather has made control days tricky (with patchy rain and windy conditions) but we've managed to get out in the Deveron, Spey, Esk and Dee catchments.

SEPA Water scarcity report - 12 June 2025 The River Helmsdale area has been raised to Significant Water Scarcity. The Wick, Spey, Deveron, Ythan, Don (Aberdeenshire), Dee (Aberdeen), Esk, Firth of Tay and Tyne (Lothian) river catchments remain at Moderate Water Scarcity.

RDevDSFB Statement on Current River Conditions & Angling Guidance (20th June) #riverdeveron deveron.org/rdevdsfb-state…

Deveron Fishery Board Water Bailiffs have been working closely with local wildlife crime Police Officers to protect our river and its precious resources. A polite reminder to always have your angling permit or proof of permission to fish on your person available for inspection.

🎉 WE DID IT! 🎉 Project Deveron, a partnership between the Deveron Bogie Isla and Atlantic Salmon Trust completes major dam removal giving wild salmon unhindered access to 11km tributary for first time in 150 years! Full story at 👉 atlanticsalmontrust.org/deveron-dam-re… #wildsalmonfirst #damremoval

2024 counter results released.

🎥 Just released! A new short film on simple ways anglers can help protect Scotland’s wild salmon. Hands-off releases, cooler days, the right tackle — the way we fish today can impact wild salmon’s future tomorrow. #CatchandRelease youtube.com/watch?v=7Jp2FK…

Join us as we tackle Himalayan balsam on the River Ythan! This plant may look harmless but it causes serious problems for our wildlife. It's a prolific INNS which grows in dense stands, shading out native plants & impacting the pollinators and wildlife that depend on them. 🪻🦋🌳

YETI Presents | Wild Atlantic Salmon: Restoring The Run youtu.be/fLcCVvNtt8c?si… via YouTube #riverdeveron

🚜 Farming Near Water? Let’s Talk! -Turriff Show 2025 We’re heading to Turriff Show this weekend! Come see us for: ✅ Funding opportunities and support available ✅ Practical advice to protect your land and waterways ✅ Simple, effective solutions that work for you and nature

NASCO's Pink Salmon Working Group meeting in Norway this week included visits to sites on #wildAtlanticsalmon rivers with management measures for #pinksalmon in place. Looking forward to more interesting discussion on the final day.

⚠️⚠️ Amber weather warning updated ⚠️⚠️ Wind across much of Scotland Monday 1000 – 2300 Latest info 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning Stay #WeatherAware ⚠️